THE LEAF BEETLES. 



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species and two varieties have been taken in the State, while two 

 others perhaps occur. All were formerly listed under Ghrysomela. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CALLIGRAPHA. 



a. Elytra with brown and yellow stripes. 

 I). Thorax wholly brown ; epipleura dark. 



c. Last joint of palpi strongly dilated; discal brown stripe of elytra 



more or less divided by yellow. lunata. 

 cc. Last joint of palpi normal; discal brown stripe of elytra entire, 

 notched on outer side. 2139. similis! 



hi). Thorax in part yellow; epipleura pale. 



d. Oval, strongly convex ; discal brown spot of thorax large, quadrate, 



reaching to base. 2140.^ pe^ecelsis.' 



dd. Elongate-oval, much less convex ; discal spot of thorax irregular, 

 not reaching base. 2141. elegans.' 



da, Elytra with irregular spots, the suture usually dark. 



e. Epipleura of thorax not impressed ; legs reddish-brown. 

 /. Thorax wholly dark green or olive green. 

 fj. Elytra with a dark double sutural stripe, to which is joined on 

 median third a heavy curved line, the sutural stripe thus ap- 

 pearing to bear three or four short side branches or spurs. 

 h. Form elongate-oval, subdepressed ; thorax and elytral mark- 

 ings metallic green or blue-green. 2142. scalaeis. 

 hh. Form short, oval, convex. 



i. Thorax and elytral markings dark olive green ; small discal 

 spots of elytra ten or more in number. 

 j. Third side branch of sutural stripe (representing the 

 lower part of annexed curved line) heavy, unbroken 

 and curved forward as in scalaris. 2143. ehoda. 



jj. Third side branch of sutural stripe slender and directed 

 obliquely backward. 2143a. var. walshtana. 



ii. Thorax and elytral markings dark blue-green; small discal 

 spots of elytra three to eight in number ; third side branch 

 of elytral suture usually represented by a detached curved 

 spot * 2144. rowena. 



gg. Elytra without a sutural stripe but with a narrow subsutural 



lme * 2145. PHILADELPHICA. 



ff. Thorax in part or wholly pale. 



7c, Thorax pale with reddish-brown discal spots; elytra with numer- 

 ous small black spots. 2146. multipunctata. 

 kk. Thorax olive green or brown with pale apical and side margins; 

 elytra with numerous small greenish spots; under side of body 

 gTeenMl - 2146a. var. bigsbyana. 

 ee. Epipleura of thorax grooved or impressed ; legs black ; elytra with a 

 broad, black sutural stripe and with about nine large pale spots 

 surrounded bv black rino-a 



y ulfl <~ K im to S. MULTIGUTTATA. 



